The Atlanta Falcons were decisively beaten by the Dallas Cowboys, 38 to 28, on December 16, 2006.

2006 Atlanta Falcons

Final

DAL

Cowboys

9-5-0

38

ATL

Falcons

7-7-0

28

1

7

0

2

14

21

3

10

7

4

7

0

Total

38

28

1st quarter

DAL

ATL

Cowboys

Terrell Owens 7-yard pass from Tony Romo (Martin Gramatica kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

DAL

ATL

Cowboys

DeMarcus Ware 41-yard interception return (Martin Gramatica kick)

14

0

Falcons

Justin Griffith 1-yard pass from Michael Vick (Morten Andersen kick)

14

7

Falcons

Michael Jenkins 9-yard pass from Michael Vick (Morten Andersen kick)

14

14

Cowboys

Terrell Owens 51-yard pass from Tony Romo (Martin Gramatica kick)

21

14

Falcons

Ashley Lelie 8-yard pass from Michael Vick (Morten Andersen kick)

21

21

3rd quarter

DAL

ATL

Falcons

Justin Griffith 5-yard pass from Michael Vick (Morten Andersen kick)

21

28

Cowboys

Martin Gramatica 48-yard field goal

24

28

Cowboys

Marion Barber 9-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick)

31

28

4th quarter

DAL

ATL

Cowboys

Marion Barber 3-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick)

38

28

Cowboys

Falcons

1st Downs

21

19

Passing 1st Downs

13

14

Rushing 1st Downs

7

5

1st downs from penalties

1

0

3rd down efficiency

7 - 12

6 - 12

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 2

Total Plays

59

60

Total Yards

352

376

Yards per play

6.0

6.3

Passing

258

249

Comp - Att

22 - 29

19 - 29

Yards per pass

8.1

7.5

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 20

4 - 21

Rushing

94

127

Rushing Attempts

27

27

Yards per rush

3.5

4.7

Penalties

4

8

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

33:21

26:39

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tony Romo 22 29 278 9.6 2 1 3 113.9
Team 22 29 258 9.6 2 1 3 113.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Marion Barber 11 69 6.3 2
Julius Jones 13 26 2.0 0
Tony Romo 3 -1 -0.3 0
Team 27 94 3.5 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Glenn 5 96 19.2 0 7
Terrell Owens 5 69 13.8 2 8
Jason Witten 5 56 11.2 0 6
Marion Barber 4 27 6.8 0 4
Lousaka Polite 2 21 10.5 0 2
Patrick Crayton 1 9 9.0 0 1
Anthony Fasano 0 0 0 1
Team 22 278 9.6 2 29

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Tony Romo 2 0 1
Miles Austin 1 0 1
Akin Ayodele 1 1 1
Team 4 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Anthony Henry 6 6 0.0 0 1 0
Akin Ayodele 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Roy Williams 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Kenyon Coleman 5 4 1.0 2 0 1
Terence Newman 5 4 0.0 0 1 0
DeMarcus Ware 5 4 0.5 0 1 1
Bradie James 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Burnett 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Bobby Carpenter 3 2 1.5 1 0 1
Abram Elam 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Ferguson 2 2 0.0 0 0 1
Ryan Fowler 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Hatcher 2 2 1.0 1 0 1
Nate Jones 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Alshermond Singleton 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Marcus Spears 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Pat Watkins 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Miles Austin 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Marion Barber 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Canty 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Sam Hurd 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team 60 55 4.0 4 4 5

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Martin Gramatica 1 1 5 8
Team 1 1 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mat McBriar 3 159 53.0
Team 3 159 53.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Miles Austin 4 88 22.0 0
Team 4 88 22.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Michael Vick 16 24 237 9.9 4 1 4 121.0
Matt Schaub 3 5 33 6.6 0 1 0 40.0
Team 19 29 249 9.3 4 2 4 106.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Warrick Dunn 18 56 3.1 0
Michael Vick 8 56 7.0 0
Justin Griffith 1 15 15.0 0
Team 27 127 4.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Roddy White 3 104 34.7 0 5
Alge Crumpler 5 59 11.8 0 9
Michael Jenkins 3 37 12.3 1 4
Justin Griffith 4 34 8.5 2 5
Warrick Dunn 2 19 9.5 0 2
Ashley Lelie 2 17 8.5 1 4
Team 19 270 9.3 4 29

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Justin Griffith 1 1 0
Michael Vick 0 0 1
Team 1 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
DeAngelo Hall 8 8 0.0 1 0 0
Keith Brooking 9 7 0.0 0 0 0
Allen Rossum 6 6 0.0 0 0 0
Michael Boley 6 4 0.0 0 1 0
Paul Carrington 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
Rod Coleman 4 4 2.0 2 1 2
Jonathan Babineaux 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Crocker 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Chauncey Davis 2 2 0.0 1 0 0
Lawyer Milloy 3 2 0.0 1 0 0
Demorrio Williams 2 2 1.0 1 1 1
Jimmy Williams 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
John Abraham 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Edgerton Hartwell 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Grady Jackson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
John Leake 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ashley Lelie 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Reese 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Darrell Shropshire 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Team 58 51 3.0 6 4 3

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Michael Koenen 4 172 43.0
Team 4 172 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allen Rossum 5 130 26.0 0
Adam Jennings 2 28 14.0 0
Team 7 158 22.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Allen Rossum 1 3 3.0 0
Team 1 3 3.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529